Ukstu Posted November 5, 2017 Posted November 5, 2017 (edited) Earlier in the year i recall seeing on a website a short cross coin with a previously unknown moneyers name on it. If my memory is correct it was Austen or Austin at Ocse ( oxford). Has anybody else seen this coin and if so do you have a link to the site it was on? I can't find it now. I found it by mistake previously while researching. I believe it was found on a club dig by a metal detecting club by a young female member. The images of the coin where on Twitter i think. Thanks. Edited November 5, 2017 by Ukstu Quote
Ukstu Posted November 10, 2017 Author Posted November 10, 2017 Found a reference to it again with image's. If anybody else is interested or intrigued here's the link https://mobile.twitter.com/detectingdigsuk/status/711679605057388545 Quote
Rob Posted November 10, 2017 Posted November 10, 2017 34 minutes ago, Ukstu said: Found a reference to it again with image's. If anybody else is interested or intrigued here's the link https://mobile.twitter.com/detectingdigsuk/status/711679605057388545 Thanks. That will do for the database. I only knew who acquired it. 1 Quote
Descartes Posted November 10, 2017 Posted November 10, 2017 Always very interesting to hear when a new moneyer comes to light. Thanks for posting! 1 Quote
Ukstu Posted November 10, 2017 Author Posted November 10, 2017 (edited) Thanks. It is. Quite an exciting discovery. I expect it will find its way into future publications / guides. Edited November 10, 2017 by Ukstu 1 Quote
Ukstu Posted November 14, 2017 Author Posted November 14, 2017 J.P Mass almost solved this one. He knew of a cut half with USTIN on it of Henry II class 1b1. He couldn't attribute it to any mint nor did he guess the missing letter , could of been Justin as well as Austin i suppose. Its listed as an unknown coin of Henry II in his book on page 86. 1 Quote
Coinery Posted November 14, 2017 Posted November 14, 2017 It's amazing to think that something as massive as a new moneyer could still exist out there! 2 Quote
Ukstu Posted November 14, 2017 Author Posted November 14, 2017 Very true! New discoveries come to light all the time. There could be a hoard sat buried with a new moneyer or moneyers in it. You never know. 1 Quote
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